(S32) PT 4 - Retirement

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[TheCC]

For this prompt, I think I’ll just talk about what I think my old player, Tyron Shields, has been up to for the last few seasons. Shields was good friends with several people all across the league when he was an active player, and this didn’t change when he retired. He went to nearly every game that his beloved Butchers played. Pretty much the only games that he missed were when his old friends had games that were going to include a big accomplishment. Such as Jamar Lackson’s and Lawrence Bass’s 100th games as Sabercats. Or Matt Krause’s first game at his new position, which went surprisingly well. Now that more and more of his friends have begun to join him in retirement, he’s been going on a lot of trips with them. Their favorite destination is definitely Las Vegas, having gone there more than a dozen times together. It’s clear that even in retirement, Tyron Shields still has many ties to the ISFL, and he doesn’t plan to cut any of those ties any time soon.

[Pat]

This prompt is a tough one to write about, because in his mind, Christian Marciano will never retire. You simply can't place an expiration date on greatness, and to ask him to do that before his career has truly begun is just callous and cold-hearted.

However, as we saw in a prompt earlier in the season, The Mad Dog has one passion outside of being the greatest football player in the history of history, and that's to work with disadvantaged youth. Once he retires, Marciano will most likely launch several non-profits with the aim of helping children prepare for their lives. Now, it is known that literally everything Christian touches turns to absolute gold, so let's just go ahead and assume that within about three years of retiring, Christian will win numerous humanitarian awards - the Nobel Prize, Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, Carnegie Medal, possibly the Profile in Courage Award - and will probably be voted as the greatest human in the history of the world.

When asked about his accolades, Marciano will be as humble as ever, stating, "You know, it's really a blessing to be as amazing at life as I am. I know that most people in the world - alive, dead, and not yet born - can't come close to being as amazing as I am at everything I do, so I see it as my responsibility to help them make something of themselves."

You're welcome, World.

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[Kyamprac]

This question is becoming much more realistic for Zoe Watts as she'll be heading into her ninth season soon, thus beginning the approach toward the end of her career. When it comes time to hang up the pads Watts has no intention of returning to football and plans to enjoy the remainder of her life enjoying things like travel, visiting other sporting events, or just taking some time to herself to relax. While football was a rewarding experience on many levels and brought her closer to a lot of amazing people, it could also be a brutal experience at times.. so she's earned the rest.

Some players end their careers and go off to become sportscasters or coaches, or remain involved in football in other ways by following a circuit of people that engage with the public and provide autographs at events. Not Watts, though. Once she hangs up her cleats she's done for good and plans to move on and start life anew. That said, she'll still remain in touch with her teammates and the friends she made along the way.

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[LancedJack]

There's only one desire Rusty has one he shifts off the mortal coil known as the ISFL. That is to teach high school PE. There's no desire Rusty holds dearer to his chest than the idea of enforcing strict codes of physical fitness on the average confused teenager. Oh you think readings cool? WRONG! Give me a lap. Oh you think your other grades matter? WRONG, LAP. Rusty will stand for absolutely no performance in any other faculty than physical excellence. If you're playing on Rustys team and you're passing any classes he will absolutely pull you out. When there's reports received from teachers telling Rusty how well you're doing in those classes? That's a no start for you. Third string instantly. Because you're more passionate about education than physical excellence. It's not good enough for you and it's not good enough for Rusty. You don't hold arguably the most worthless record in the ISFL without commiting yourself to physical ability and that's what Rusty wants to bestow upon the youth of tomorrow.

[ThunderTitan82]

Damian Blackfyre Retired in S31 after 6 great seasons with Chicago. During his tenure he bagged a major sponsorship with head and shoulders, even as a player the amount of money they payed him to make commercials of his lucious locks on and off the field made him one of the richest players in the league. After retirement, he continued that sponsorship, but over time they grew to love him so much as the face of the company, they gave him the job as the new CEO. As the CEO of head of shoulders, Damian Blackfyre makes it a point to make sure all players and people have the opportunity to have beautiful flowing hair just like he does. One of his first acts was a bold move, as a joke to generate some buzz for the company he petitioned congress to outlaw haircuts and force everyone to grow flowing manes. The plan obviously failed as that would never happen, but as a publicity stunt it was 1500% effective. Sales went through the roof and he has been a major advocate for healthy hair across the world and funding a campaign through the company to supply wigs and hair to cancer patients.

The Bus is currently in his rookie DSFL season, so retirement is quite a ways away however after a long lucrative career of running over defenders and pancaking linebackers, and only stopping for gas, I would imagine that he would pursue a career in the transportation industry, giving people rides on his back and pancaking pedestrians in his way.

[TheRocheLimit]

Retirement? RETIREMENT?!? I'm just getting started here. The league has not yet even begun to see what I'm capable of. When I do retire, however, lemme tell you how it's gonna go. I'll be sitting back and relaxing in my palatial estate. The weight of multiple championship rings sit heavy on both of my hands. On my giant television, I'll see one of my commercials pop up. This one is for one of the many car dealerships I own. I'll change the channel and there I am again. This time it's an ad for my new line of apparel. Casual clothes for working out and some damn fine threads for stepping out on the town. Post playing career I'll be involved in a ton of business ventures, leveraging my championship winning personal brand to make even more money. Everyone wants a piece of greatness, and I'll give it to them. For a price.

[mook]

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